2 Charged With Leading Police On Chase On I-95

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Two South Carolina men arrested on Interstate 95 by Martin County sheriff's deputies were arraigned on Wednesday on charges of grand theft and fleeing and attempting to elude police.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office said Ivan O'Dell Wilson and Quammi Shanta Brown are suspected of carjacking an elderly woman in Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 21.

Wilson and Brown were spotted by Martin County deputies on I-95 but didn't stop when asked to pull over. A chase ensued into Palm Beach County, and a second Martin County deputy who was called for backup lost control and crashed into an elderly Jupiter couple.

The couple and the deputy suffered minor injuries.

The chase comes just 10 days after a Palm Beach County grand jury cleared the Martin County Sheriff's Office in a July chase across the county line that caused two deaths. In both chases, Palm Beach County police agencies refused to participate because such pursuits are against their policies.